remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father,

For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the Word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the Word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe.

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at His coming.

For what thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sake before our God,

I rejoiced greatly because I have found some of your children walking in truth, as we received commandment from the Father.

For I rejoiced greatly when brethren came and bore witness of the truth that is in you, just as you walk in truth.

Beloved, you do faithfully whatever you do for the brethren and for strangers,

Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in the Lord.

Therefore we have been encouraged in your comfort. And we rejoiced exceedingly more for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.

The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain;